AP exam to be held on mainland

Students planning to study abroad can sit for the US college-level Advanced Placement (AP) exam on the mainland starting in May.

The US College Board, which also administers the SAT college entrance test, has authorized seven private educational institutions on the mainland to hold the AP test. Mainland students had to go to Hong Kong for the exams before the announcement.

"Through the college-level AP exam, Chinese students have more opportunities to earn credits or advanced standing at most US colleges and universities," Huang Donghui, the chief of registration at Beijing-based Siwa International School, one of the authorized institutions, told China Daily yesterday.